Several younger and older students worked together on several extensions to
KDE applications such as Umbrello and KPlato in a team project in 2007.
Improvements to these modelling tools will be something the students can
directly benefit from in their future use.

Google sponsors several students to work on specific needs defined by the KDE
project, be them application enhancements, advanced widgets or integration
efforts. The so-called SoC is a yearly event going strong since 2005. Many
students take the chance to learn practical experience during their lecture-free
time, and at the same time get some compensation and a unique plus for their CV!

KDE, its structures and developer motivation have been part of a humanities sciences study.
It analysed the composition of contributors, the reason behind subprojects and work load
sharing in general, quality control and licencing, as well as the motivation behind the
contributions.